External Site: Chronicle of Protest: The Film[info]
This website complements Michael Chanan’s film about the anti-government protest movement, which covers events - demonstrations, marches, sit-ins - from November 2010 to the end of March 2011. Chanan gives a detailed explanation of the reasons - theoretical, financial and political - for making the film as a video diary, filmed on a handheld camera, with no voice-over or commentary. As a seasoned documentary filmmaker and academic who was radicalised in the 1960s, he sees his film as a celebration of the politicisation of today’s students, as well as an expression of opposition to mainstream media representations of the protesters. The site also features reviews, links and a video blog, featuring some of the footage used in the final film. A DVD of Chronicle of Protest is available to buy via the site and the film is also free to view on Vimeo.